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===Sack of Rome (410)===
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The sack of Rome on 24 August 410 AD was undertaken by the Visigoths led by their king, Alaric. At that time, Rome was no longer the administrative capital of the Western Roman Empire, having been replaced in that position first by Mediolanum (now Milan) in 286 and then by Ravenna in 402. Nevertheless, the city of Rome retained a paramount position as "the eternal city" and a spiritual center of the Empire. This was the first time in almost 800 years that Rome had fallen to a foreign enemy, and the sack was a major shock to contemporaries, friends and foes of the Empire alike. The sacking of 410 is seen as a major landmark in the fall of the Western Roman Empire. St. Jerome, living in Bethlehem, wrote: "the city which had taken the whole world was itself taken".<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Sack of Rome (410)}}</ref>
The Goth king Alaric I entered Rome through [[Porta Salaria|this]] [[Aurelian Walls|Aurelian gate]] to begin his 410 Sack of Rome.<ref name="Salaria">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Porta Salaria]]</ref>
Destroyed when the Visigoths sacked Rome, clues for the Basilica's primary purpose were left behind. When the occupants fled, they dropped coins which remained on the tile floor as the building was set aflame.<ref name="Basilica">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Basilica Emilia]]</ref>
The [[Castel Sant'Angelo|building]] was converted into a military fortress in 401 and was promptly sacked by Visigoth looters in 410, who scattered Hadrian's ashes everywhere. What was left was recycled, i.e. stolen by the Vatican.<ref name="Castel II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Castel Sant'Angelo (Brotherhood)]]</ref><ref name="Castel BH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Castel Sant'Angelo (Brotherhood)]]</ref><ref name="Castel ID">''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – [[Database: Castel Sant'Angelo (Identity)]]</ref>
After the sacking of Rome, the Ostrogoths took over. Under their rule, Florence was constantly under attack from the Byzantines, who sent the population level below 1,000.<ref name="Firenze II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Firenze (Assassin's Creed II)]]</ref><ref name="Firenze Id">''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – [[Database: Firenze (Identity)]]</ref>
In 2012, [[Abstergo Industries]] added a [[Mnemonic sets|mnemonic set]] to [[Project Legacy]] themed around many different "Sacks of Rome" and added Alaric to it to represent the 410 event.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>
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===Sack of Rome (1527)===
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The Sack of Rome, then part of the Papal States, followed the capture of Rome on 6 May 1527 by the mutinous troops of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, during the War of the League of Cognac. Charles V only intended to threaten military action to make Pope Clement VII come to his terms. However, most of the Imperial army (14,000 Germans, including Lutherans, 6,000 Spaniards and some Italians) were largely unpaid. Despite being ordered not to storm the city, they broke into the scarcely defended city and began looting, killing, and holding citizens for ransom without any restraint.[3] Clement VII took refuge in Castel Sant'Angelo after the Swiss Guard were annihilated in a delaying rear guard action; he remained there until a ransom was paid to the pillagers.
Benvenuto Cellini, eyewitness to the events, described the sack in his works. It was not until February 1528 that the spread of a plague and the approach of the League forces under Odet de Foix forced the army to withdraw towards Naples from the city. Rome's population had dropped from 55,000 to 10,000 due to the atrocities, famine, an outbreak of plague, and flight from the city. The subsequent loss of the League army during the Siege of Naples secured a victory in the War of the League of Cognac for Charles V. The Emperor denied responsibility for the sack and came to terms again with Clement VII. On the other hand, the Sack of Rome further exacerbated religious hatred and antagonism between Catholics and Lutherans. <ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Sack of Rome (1527)}}</ref>
Clement VII was Pope during the Sack of Rome in 1527, during which he was taken prisoner in the Castel Sant'Angelo. He escaped his captors disguised as...a tradesman. <ref name="Medici">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Giuliano de' Medici]]</ref>


In 2012, [[Abstergo Industries]] added a [[Mnemonic sets|mnemonic set]] to [[Project Legacy]] themed around many different "Sacks of Rome" and added Charles V to it to represent the 410 event.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>
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===Landsknecht===
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The Landsknechte (singular: Landsknecht, pronounced [ˈlantsknɛçt]), also rendered as Landsknechts or Lansquenets, were German mercenaries used in pike and shot formations during the early modern period. Consisting predominantly of pikemen and supporting foot soldiers, their front line was formed by Doppelsöldner ("double-pay men") renowned for their use of Zweihänder and arquebus. They formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire's Imperial Army from the late 15th century to the early 17th century, fighting in the Habsburg-Valois wars, the Habsburg-Ottoman wars, and the European wars of religion.
Although prone to mutiny if unpaid and divided within their ranks between Catholics and Lutherans, the Landsknechte were well-armed and experienced warriors, recruitable in large numbers throughout Germany and Austria by the Holy Roman Emperor. This guaranteed both quantity and quality to the Imperial military for a century and a half. At their peak during the reign of Charles V of Habsburg, and under the leadership of notable captains such as Georg von Frundsberg and Nicholas of Salm, the Imperial Landsknechts obtained important successes such as the capture of the French King Francis I at the Battle of Pavia in 1525 and the resistance against the Ottoman Turks led by Suleiman the Magnificent at the Siege of Vienna in 1529, while also being responsible for the Sack of Rome in 1527. <ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Landsknecht}}</ref>
The Swiss captives we delivered to Maximilian are now in his employ as trainers. Since we were able to best the Swiss, they've asked for our input as well. We will teach them how to fight.    We wear the garb of condottieri, careful not to give away our secrets, and return to Vienna.    The Swiss are not happy to see us at first, but soon acknowledge our cunning. They talk to us as colleagues, but will not share drinks.    Maximilian has called in Georg von Frundsberg, his finest knight, to work with the Swiss to train an infantry strong enough to rival their own units.    Through our combined knowledge, we are able to set into motion a rigorous training method difficult even for the strongest of the recruits.    We have created the beginnings of a powerful force and, more importantly, a force more loyal to commander than coin.    With our assistance, Maximilian and von Frundsberg have formed the first of the Landsknechte, who will surely rival the Swiss mercenaries on the battlefield. He has offered us a regiment of his best Landsknechte, should we ever need them.
<ref name="Contracts PL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)|Contracts]]: Vienna, Austria: "Raising an Army"</ref>
Maximilian has sent gratitude in the form of a generous bribe to further assist him. The Swiss captives we delivered are now in his employ as trainers. He has called in Georg von Frundsberg, his finest knight, to work with them and train an infantry stron enough to rival the Swiss. Since our "condotierri" bested the Swiss, they've asked for our input as well. Teach them how we fight. Once again, your wear the guise of condotierri. With our assistance, Maximilian and von Frundsberg have formed the first of the Landsknechte, who will surely rival the Swiss mercenaries on the battlefield. He has offered us a regiment of his best Landsknechte, should we ever need them.<ref name="Contracts Bh">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Contracts (Italian Brotherhood)|Contracts]]: Vienna: "Raising an Army"</ref>
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The '''sack of Rome''' in 410 CE was undertaken by the {{Wiki|Visigoths}} led by king [[Alaric I]]. Though no longer the administrative capital of the [[Western Roman Empire]], [[Rome]] was still considered to be the spiritual capital and its looting is considered a major landmark in the fall of the Roman Empire.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Sack of Rome (410)}}</ref>
Entering the city through the [[Aurelian Walls|Aurelian gate]] of [[Porta Salaria]],<ref name="Salaria">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Porta Salaria]]</ref> Alaric and his forces began a three day long attack. The city and its people were devasted.<ref name="Wiki"/> [[Castel Sant'Angelo]], which had been converted from Emperor [[Hadrian]]'s mausoleum into a military fortress nine years prior, was pillaged and the ashes of the emperor scattered.<ref name="Castel II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Castel Sant'Angelo (Brotherhood)]]</ref><ref name="Castel BH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Castel Sant'Angelo (Brotherhood)]]</ref><ref name="Castel ID">''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – [[Database: Castel Sant'Angelo (Identity)]]</ref> [[Basilica Aemilia]], then being used as offices for money lenders and tax collectors, was burned down, with the bronze coins left behind as its occupants fled melting against the floor.<ref name="Basilica">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Basilica Emilia]]</ref>
The destruction of Rome weakened the Empire further,<ref name="Wiki"/> allowing for the {{Wiki|Ostrogoths}} to take over the nearby city of [[Florence]],<ref name="Firenze II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Firenze (Assassin's Creed II)]]</ref><ref name="Firenze Id">''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – [[Database: Firenze (Identity)]]</ref> and for a {{Wiki|Sack of Rome (455)|larger sacking of Rome}} to take place 45 years later.<ref name="Wiki"/>
In 2012, [[Abstergo Industries]] added a [[Mnemonic sets|mnemonic set]] to [[Project Legacy]] themed around many different "Sacks of Rome" and added Alaric to it to represent the 410 event.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>
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The '''Sack of Rome''' on 1527 was part of the larger {{Wiki|War of the League of Cognac}} between [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor]] and the League of Cognac, which included the Papal States under [[Papacy|Pope]] [[Clement VII]].<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Sack of Rome (1527)}}</ref> Following the capture of the [[Rome|city]] by largely unpaid ''[[Landsknecht]]e'', the troops mutinied and stormed Rome to begin looting.<ref name="ACRPG">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]] – [[Animus Handbook]]'' – [[Memory Glitch]]</ref> During the chaos, Clement VII was taken prisoner in the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]], though managed to escape his captors disguised as a tradesman.<ref name="Medici">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Giuliano de' Medici]]</ref> It took until February 1528 for the army to withdraw towards [[Naples]], with Rome's population having dropped to a fifth of its size prior to the attack.<ref name="Wiki"/>
In 2012, [[Abstergo Industries]] added a [[Mnemonic sets|mnemonic set]] to [[Project Legacy]] themed around many different "Sacks of Rome" and added Charles V to it to represent the 410 event.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref> In 2016, a group of [[Assassins]] reliving [[Genetic memory|memories]] of [[Rome]] during the [[Roman Kingdom]] experienced a glitch that transferred them to Rome during the 1527 sacking, with them having to escape the simulation through a rift that appeared atop the [[Pantheon]].<ref name="ACRPG"/>
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*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{1st}}
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The '''Landsknechte''' (singular: Landsknecht) were [[Germany|German]] [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] of the early modern period. They formed the bulk of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]'s Imperial Army from the early 16th century to the early 17th century.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Landsknecht}}</ref>
As part of the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Liberation of Rome|campaign]] against the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] in the early 1500s, a number of [[Switzerland|Swiss]] mercenaries working for the [[Papal Guard]] were kidnapped and delivered to [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor]] in [[Vienna]], who promptly had them employed as trainers for his army. Considering their ability to best the Swiss, Maximilian also requested Assassin input and they returned to the city disguised as ''condotierri''. The two groups, along with Maximilian's finest knight [[Georg von Frundsberg]], created a rigorous training method meant to train an infantry strong enough to rival to rival the Swiss. Having formed the first Landsknechte, considered then a powerful force more loyal to commander than coin, Maximilian offered the Assassins a regiment of the best among them, should the Assassins ever need the help.<ref name="Contracts PL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)|Contracts]]: Vienna, Austria: "Raising an Army"</ref><ref name="Contracts Bh">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Contracts (Italian Brotherhood)|Contracts]]: Vienna: "Raising an Army"</ref>
In 1527, the largely unpaid ''Landsknechte'' under [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]] entered the city of [[Rome]] and started [[Sacking of Rome (1527)|looting it]], in what is now considered one of the darkest moments of Roman history.<ref name="ACRPG">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]] – [[Animus Handbook]]'' – [[Memory Glitch]]</ref>
In 2016, a group of [[Assassins]] reliving [[Genetic memory|memories]] of [[Rome]] during the [[Roman Kingdom]] experienced a glitch that transferred them to Rome during the 1527 sacking, with them having to avoid the ''Landsknechte'' while trying to escape the simulation.<ref name="ACRPG"/>
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{1st}}


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